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Snow and ice in March 2014 and 2015

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March 3, 2014 - 8-year-old Samuel Willie, of New Orleans, LA, makes a snow angel as he plays in the snow with his family at Court Square in Memphis, Tenn. Monday afternoon. The Willies, a family of five, are vacationing in Memphis to escape Mardi Gras festivities and weren't expecting the snow here. "The kids have never seen snow like this before," says Jill Willie, Samuel's mother. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal) Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal

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March 3, 2014 - 8-year-old Samuel Willie, of New Orleans, LA, makes a snow angel as he plays in the snow with his family at Court Square in Memphis, Tenn. Monday afternoon. The Willies, a family of five, are vacationing in Memphis to escape Mardi Gras festivities and weren't expecting the snow here. "The kids have never seen snow like this before," says Jill Willie, Samuel's mother. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal

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March 5, 2015 - Officer Feller with the Memphis Police Department inspects a truck stuck in a ditch in the middle of Audubon Park. The truck had a sled with rope in the bed and beer can in the cab. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal) MIKE BROWN, The Commercial Appeal

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March 5, 2015 - Officer Feller with the Memphis Police Department inspects a truck stuck in a ditch in the middle of Audubon Park. The truck had a sled with rope in the bed and beer can in the cab. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
MIKE BROWN, The Commercial Appeal

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March 5, 2015 - Keeping to his daily regiment Tony Posner heads north on Cooper for his morning outing. "It's beautiful (the snow) but it is taking me longer and it is harder running in the snow," says the Midtown resident. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal) Stan Carroll, The Commercial Appeal

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March 5, 2015 - Keeping to his daily regiment Tony Posner heads north on Cooper for his morning outing. "It's beautiful (the snow) but it is taking me longer and it is harder running in the snow," says the Midtown resident. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)
Stan Carroll, The Commercial Appeal

March 3, 2014 - A traveler at the Memphis Airport hustles through the flakes of falling snow to make his flight Monday morning after a winter storm covered parts of Memphis in a blanket of ice over night. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal) Jim Weber, Jim Weber

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March 3, 2014 - A traveler at the Memphis Airport hustles through the flakes of falling snow to make his flight Monday morning after a winter storm covered parts of Memphis in a blanket of ice over night. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal)
Jim Weber, Jim Weber

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March 5, 2015 - Rob Miller (second left) protects his wife Amber and in the process gets a face full of snow thrown by neighbor Charlie Montanus while his daughter Emma McClellan looks on early Thursday morning at the Levitt Shell in Overton Park. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal) MIKE BROWN, The Commercial Appeal

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March 5, 2015 - Rob Miller (second left) protects his wife Amber and in the process gets a face full of snow thrown by neighbor Charlie Montanus while his daughter Emma McClellan looks on early Thursday morning at the Levitt Shell in Overton Park. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
MIKE BROWN, The Commercial Appeal

March 5, 2015 - Hayes Polatty, 4, is all smiles as he barrels down the hill at the Levitt Shell in Overton Park. The popular snow spot was crowded with families enjoying the winter weather. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal) MIKE BROWN, The Commercial Appeal

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March 5, 2015 - Hayes Polatty, 4, is all smiles as he barrels down the hill at the Levitt Shell in Overton Park. The popular snow spot was crowded with families enjoying the winter weather. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
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March 3, 2014 - A group of good samaritans help push a stranded motorist out of a bank of snow On Danny Thomas in Frayser Monday after a winter storm covered parts of Memphis in a blanket of ice over night (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal) Jim Weber, Jim Weber

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March 3, 2014 - A group of good samaritans help push a stranded motorist out of a bank of snow On Danny Thomas in Frayser Monday after a winter storm covered parts of Memphis in a blanket of ice over night (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal)
Jim Weber, Jim Weber

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March 6, 2015 - Malik Shaw hits the slopes of Mississippi River Greenbelt Park with his 5 year-old daughter Kareemah on Friday morning. Scores of people joined the Shaw family on the hills of the Mud Island park to enjoy what many are hoping is the last of the frozen precipitation for this year. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal) Stan Carroll, The Commercial Appeal

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March 6, 2015 - Malik Shaw hits the slopes of Mississippi River Greenbelt Park with his 5 year-old daughter Kareemah on Friday morning. Scores of people joined the Shaw family on the hills of the Mud Island park to enjoy what many are hoping is the last of the frozen precipitation for this year. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)
Stan Carroll, The Commercial Appeal

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March 3, 2014 - As residents of DeSoto County concern themselves with slippery roadways these two steeds look for breakfast grass under a light dusting of snow and ice left from the overnight rain and below freezing temperatures. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal) Stan Carroll, The Commercial Appeal

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March 3, 2014 - As residents of DeSoto County concern themselves with slippery roadways these two steeds look for breakfast grass under a light dusting of snow and ice left from the overnight rain and below freezing temperatures. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal)
Stan Carroll, The Commercial Appeal

March 3, 2014 - William Jones trys to use his tractor to clear debris from fallen trees around his home on Pleasant Ridge Road near Millington. Jones and thousands of other residents begin to dig out of the winter storm that paralyzed the Mid South with arctic temperatures, freezing rain and snow. Jones has been without power since 10 pm Sunday night. (Chris Desmond/Special to The Commercial Appeal) Chris Desmond, Chris Desmond

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March 3, 2014 - William Jones trys to use his tractor to clear debris from fallen trees around his home on Pleasant Ridge Road near Millington. Jones and thousands of other residents begin to dig out of the winter storm that paralyzed the Mid South with arctic temperatures, freezing rain and snow. Jones has been without power since 10 pm Sunday night. (Chris Desmond/Special to The Commercial Appeal)
Chris Desmond, Chris Desmond

March 3, 2014 - Brett Willie, of New Orleans, LA, keeps his 11-year-old son Simon warm while their family play in the snow at Court Square in Memphis, Tenn. Monday afternoon. The Willies, a family of five, are vacationing in Memphis to escape Mardi Gras festivities and weren't expecting the snow here. Simon is borrowing his dad's jacket for warmth. "The kids have never seen snow like this before," Jill Willie says of her sons: Simon, Foster, and Samuel. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal) Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal

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March 3, 2014 - Brett Willie, of New Orleans, LA, keeps his 11-year-old son Simon warm while their family play in the snow at Court Square in Memphis, Tenn. Monday afternoon. The Willies, a family of five, are vacationing in Memphis to escape Mardi Gras festivities and weren't expecting the snow here. Simon is borrowing his dad's jacket for warmth. "The kids have never seen snow like this before," Jill Willie says of her sons: Simon, Foster, and Samuel. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal

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March 3, 2014 - 8-year-old Samuel Willie, of New Orleans, LA, plays with his family in the snow at Court Square in Memphis, Tenn. Monday afternoon. The Willies, a family of five, are vacationing in Memphis to escape Mardi Gras festivities and weren't expecting the snow here. "The kids have never seen snow like this before," says Jill Willie, Samuel's mother. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal) Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal

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March 3, 2014 - 8-year-old Samuel Willie, of New Orleans, LA, plays with his family in the snow at Court Square in Memphis, Tenn. Monday afternoon. The Willies, a family of five, are vacationing in Memphis to escape Mardi Gras festivities and weren't expecting the snow here. "The kids have never seen snow like this before," says Jill Willie, Samuel's mother. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal

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March 3, 2014 - A fallen tree rests on the Mall's trolley tracks on S. Main St. as it snows in Memphis, Tenn. Monday afternoon. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal) Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal

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March 3, 2014 - A fallen tree rests on the Mall's trolley tracks on S. Main St. as it snows in Memphis, Tenn. Monday afternoon. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal

March 04, 2014- A truck slipped off the road and became stuck in the snow and ice along Petro Road in West Memphis on Tuesday morning. Truckers and commuters were stuck in West Memphis after combination of ice and wrecks led to standstill traffic on Interstate 40 and Interstate 55 in Arkansas on Monday and Tuesday.
(Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal) Brad Vest, The Commercial Appeal

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March 04, 2014- A truck slipped off the road and became stuck in the snow and ice along Petro Road in West Memphis on Tuesday morning. Truckers and commuters were stuck in West Memphis after combination of ice and wrecks led to standstill traffic on Interstate 40 and Interstate 55 in Arkansas on Monday and Tuesday.
(Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal)
Brad Vest, The Commercial Appeal

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March 04, 2014- A large farm field covered in Ice and snow is seen from Interstate 40 on Tuesday morning. Truckers and commuters were stuck in West Memphis after combination of ice and wrecks led to standstill traffic on Interstate 40 and Interstate 55 in Arkansas on Monday and Tuesday.
(Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal) Brad Vest, The Commercial Appeal

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March 04, 2014- A large farm field covered in Ice and snow is seen from Interstate 40 on Tuesday morning. Truckers and commuters were stuck in West Memphis after combination of ice and wrecks led to standstill traffic on Interstate 40 and Interstate 55 in Arkansas on Monday and Tuesday.
(Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal)
Brad Vest, The Commercial Appeal

March 3, 2014 - Tennessee RT 385 was hit heavy with freezing rain, sleet and snow near Millington as the Mid South begins to dig out of a winter storm that has left thousands without power. (Chris Desmond/Special to The Commercial Appeal) Chris Desmond

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March 3, 2014 - Tennessee RT 385 was hit heavy with freezing rain, sleet and snow near Millington as the Mid South begins to dig out of a winter storm that has left thousands without power. (Chris Desmond/Special to The Commercial Appeal)
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March 2, 2014 - Ice builds on pine needles of trees along Raleigh-Millington Road just South of RT 385 as the Mid South prepares for a winter weather event. Rain is expected to continue into the night as temperatures fall in the Memphis area Sunday, and could result in up to three-quarters of an inch of ice accumulation topped by a quarter inch of sleet and then up to two inches of snow by Monday morning. (Chris Desmond/Special to The Commercial Appeal) Chris Desmond, Chris Desmond

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March 2, 2014 - Ice builds on pine needles of trees along Raleigh-Millington Road just South of RT 385 as the Mid South prepares for a winter weather event. Rain is expected to continue into the night as temperatures fall in the Memphis area Sunday, and could result in up to three-quarters of an inch of ice accumulation topped by a quarter inch of sleet and then up to two inches of snow by Monday morning. (Chris Desmond/Special to The Commercial Appeal)
Chris Desmond, Chris Desmond

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March 05, 2015 - Devin Slater, 11, jumps onto Courtney Matthews, 8, while playing in the snow at Foote Homes. Overnight and early morning snowfall made for winter fun for the Memphis kids who were home from school since classes were cancelled.
(Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal) Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal, (Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal

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March 05, 2015 - Devin Slater, 11, jumps onto Courtney Matthews, 8, while playing in the snow at Foote Homes. Overnight and early morning snowfall made for winter fun for the Memphis kids who were home from school since classes were cancelled.
(Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal)
Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal, (Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal

March 2, 2014 - Memphis Light Gas & Water worker trudges back to his truck while he researches numerous power outages as the Mid South endures a major winter storm consisting of freezing rain, sleet and snow. North Shelby County saw more accumulation as the evening progressed. Rain changed to sleet and snow during the night as temperatures fell in the Memphis area Sunday. (Chris Desmond/Special to The Commercial Appeal) Chris Desmond, Chris Desmond

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March 2, 2014 - Memphis Light Gas & Water worker trudges back to his truck while he researches numerous power outages as the Mid South endures a major winter storm consisting of freezing rain, sleet and snow. North Shelby County saw more accumulation as the evening progressed. Rain changed to sleet and snow during the night as temperatures fell in the Memphis area Sunday. (Chris Desmond/Special to The Commercial Appeal)
Chris Desmond, Chris Desmond

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March 5, 2015 - Leah Keys flies down the hill at the Levitt Shell in Overton Park cutting of son Hopper Harmon. The popular hill was packed with families enjoying the winter weather and snow day from school. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal) MIKE BROWN, The Commercial Appeal

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March 5, 2015 - Leah Keys flies down the hill at the Levitt Shell in Overton Park cutting of son Hopper Harmon. The popular hill was packed with families enjoying the winter weather and snow day from school. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
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March 3, 2014 - 8-year-old Samuel Willie, of New Orleans, LA, makes a snow angel as he plays in the snow with his family at Court Square in Memphis, Tenn. Monday afternoon. The Willies, a family of five, are vacationing in Memphis to escape Mardi Gras festivities and weren't expecting the snow here. "The kids have never seen snow like this before," says Jill Willie, Samuel's mother. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)